Rein-guide.



W. M. KAYSER.. REIN GUIDE.

APPLICATION IILED MAB. 23, 1909.

926,573 Patented June 29, 1909.

WILLIAM M. KAYSER, OF UPHAM, NORTH DAKOTA.

REIN-GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .Tune 29, 1909.

Application filed March 23, 1909. Serial No. 485,315.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM M, KAYsEn, a citizen of the United States ol' America, residing at Upham, in the county ol Mc- Henry and State of North Dakota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rein-Guides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rein guides, and one oil the principal objects of the same is to provide means for readily attaching a swiveled rein guide or ring to a haine.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for connecting to a hame a swiveled loop having a roller therein to permit the rein to move freely through the same, thus holding the rein at a slight distance from the haine so as to prevent the reins from becoming entangled with any part oi' the harness.

The rein rings usually pivoted at the sides of a haine and through which the reins pass to the bridle bit do not insure the reins from becoming twisted and entangled, and it is one of the principal objects of my invention to provide means to spread the reins away from the hame so as to prevent the same from becoming twisted or entangled.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichf- Figure 1 is a side elevatlon of a rein guide made in accordance with my invention and shown secured to the upper end of a hame. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow. Fig. 3 is a section taken through the swiveled loop and roller for supporting the reins. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken through the hollow support for connection to the upper end oi' a hame. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a clamp used for securing the support to a hame.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a curved support which at one end is hollow and is provided with a slit 2 so that the two portions 3 and l may be spread apart or brought together to 'Iit the top of hames of varying sizes. A screw hole 5 is formed in the member 3 to receive a screw adapted to pass into the hame 6 which may be of the usual or any desired pattern. A

clamp consisting of a metal ring 7, the two l ends S of which are bent outwardly and provided with alined apertures 9, may be utilized to hold the supporting member l upon the end of the haine, a screw 10 extending through the alined apertures 9, said screw engaging screw threads in one of said apertures.

As shown in Fig. l, the support 1 is curved and provided with a solid depending portion .l Connected to the lower end of the portion 1 is a rein guide 11, said rein guide being swiveled upon the pintle 12 extending through an a erture in the guide. A roller 13 is liourna ed u on a pin 14 extending through the depen( ing legs of the guide 11.

In use, my invention is secured to the upper end of a haine, and the rein is passed through the rein guide ll and connected to the bridle bit. Any movement. of the horse or vehicle will not entangle the reins, for the reason that the guides l l, one upon each side of the draft animal or team will hold the reins away from entangling portions of the harness. Moreover, owing to the fact that the rein guide 11 is swiveled to the support it will give and take to some extent with the reins.

My invention is of simple construction, can be manufactured at slight cost, can be readily applied to any hame and is eflieient for its purpose.

I elann:-

1. A rein guide comprising a support having a hollow end adapted to fit over the end of a haine, a clamp for securing said support to the haine, and a rein guiding attachment the oop, said loop being swiveled to the outer end of the support.

2. A rein guide comprising a curved sup port, one end of which is hollow to lit over the end of the haine, said hollow end being provided with a slit to render the two members resilient, a clamp for attaching said su port to ahead, and a rein guide loop provit ed with a roller swiveled to the outer depending end of the support.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VIIJLIAM M. KAYSER.

Vitnesses 1 JACOB NELSON, CHAs. E. Fon'rs.

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